a student guide Sauntson, Helen 1972- creator author. text bibliography nyu 2019 monographic eng

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xv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality leads students through the process of undertaking research in order to explore how gender and sexuality are represented and constructed through language. Drawing on international research, Sauntson incorporates a fluid understanding of genders and sexualities and includes research on a diverse range of identities. This accessible guidebook offers an outline of the practical steps and ethical guidelines involved when gathering linguistic data for the purpose of investigating gender and sexuality. Each chapter contains up-to-date information and empirical case studies that relate to a range of topics within the field of language, gender and sexuality, as well as suggestions for how students could practically research the areas covered. Student-friendly, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of English Language, Linguistics and Gender Studies"-- Contents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1 - What Questions Might A Linguist Ask about Language, Gender and Sexuality? Chapter 2 - Theorising Gender and Sexuality: Feminism, Queer Theory and Performativity Chapter 3 - What Does It Mean To Do Research in Language, Gender and Sexuality? Chapter 4 - An Overview of Analytical Frameworks Chapter 5 - Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Private and Public Contexts Chapter 6 - Researching Linguistic Representations of Gender and Sexuality in the Media Chapter 7 - Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Forensic Contexts Chapter 8 - Breaking the Binary: Investigating Transgender, Gender Variance and Language Chapter 9 - Researching Gender- and Sexuality-based Discriminatory Language Chapter 10 - Writing Up, Drawing Conclusions and Sharing Your Research Appendix References Index Helen Sauntson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Language and sex Research Methodology Language and languages Sex differences P120.S48 S325 2019 408.1 SAU 9781138637368 2019028285 DLC 190719 20200716144923.0 21092695 eng